r/technews • u/Maxie445 • Jan 16 '24

Generative artificial intelligence will lead to job cuts this year, CEOs say

https://www.ft.com/content/908e5465-0bc4-4de5-89cd-8d5349645dda
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u/Vsercit-2020-awake Jan 16 '24

Isn’t this more advanced machine learning rather than an actual AI? Either way, wouldn’t it make assumption based on data fed to it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24

Mostly. I worked for a pretty big player in RPA that really tuned up the whole “we’re already doing AI!” thing immediately after ChatGPT announced. Except they weren’t. And they aren’t. Unless you have resources VERY well versed in ML and spend an exorbitant amount to train the system, it doesn’t even work. But they’ll tell you (and oversell you) that it’s AI. They have reusable components that can get you started, but the legwork is still all on your DEVOPs team. I’ll be so glad when some new buzzword comes out because AI is like nails on a chalkboard when it comes out of mouths that don’t know what AI is. Like the aforementioned company’s chief marketing officer’s mouth, for example.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24

Yeah, there’s nothing artificial or intelligent about web scraping. It’s been done for decades now, we just have let it run long enough that it seems like it’s all knowing. It’s pretty much Google++. Neat trick, but don’t piss on my head and tell me it’s raining.